US: Gay teenager allowed to continue as a Boy Scout following 460,000 strong petition

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  1. Excellent news! Let’s hope this discriminatory policy fades away into obscurity very soon.

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    1. Nixi Otemba  8 Jan 2013, 5:49pm  Report
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      its getting better

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  2. Whooopeee!!! Thsi is brilliant. Well done Ryan and well done Mom too!

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  3. Avalon  8 Jan 2013, 6:22pm  Report
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    Hopefully they will learn from this and change their policy in total.

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  4. Great news….. and together we can make changes to the fight for logic and equality.

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  5. LOL usa is stupid country. it’s like: you wouldn’t receive letter from us because you where blue t-shirt

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    1. * wear not where lol i’m stupid too

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  6. ...Paddyswurds  8 Jan 2013, 10:16pm  Report
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    missing comment again…?????

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  7. ...Paddyswurds  8 Jan 2013, 10:20pm  Report
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    Methinks the real reason for their change of heart is the rapidly diminishing coffers as one after another their corporate doners jump ship because of the blatant homophobia in the BoA rather than a sudden show of ardent love for their fellow man…

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  8. Helge Vladimir Tiller  8 Jan 2013, 10:29pm  Report
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    Tears in my eyes–happy tears for strong Ryan.

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  9. gregorylent  9 Jan 2013, 10:13am  Report
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    eagle scout here, long ago .. embarrassed at the ignorance of bsa .. wake up!

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  10. onesecond  9 Jan 2013, 5:20pm  Report
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    Take that you homophobic critters!

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